| Show SALT LAKE department FROM OUR SPECIAL correspondent conditions IN ALASKA A leber to J W haywood from chas G horsfall a former resident ot this city who Is at at bome alaska gives a good account of the condition which exist in that country this country he says is now in better shape thin it has ever been as haa settled down and ons can begin to figure ahead a little with a reasonable chance of seeing where ho Is going to light allies and miles of water ditches arc being constructed every year thus enabling en operators to work ground that it was impossible to work for lack of water or was too low grade on account ot expensive pumping machinery required nome having a small population every one seems imbued with a fraternal and brotherly feeling toward each other more so than in the states at least that is the way I 1 have heard them describe t two facts are apparent enough one doss not have to put on so much doe and there is plenty of room to swing around people live in a cabin up here who think they could not get along out in the states with less than a six room house and they lire comfortably fort ably too after giving every indication of an early spring during the winter the spring has come in cald and wet so that the season Is no than us ual one hang that was unusual the tee left our range 0 vision la bering sea fully si earlier than usual so that steamers might have come in hy may 1 evidently we aie to havo an between nome and solomon a distance at thirty six miles and it they get the road constructed and brydges erected 1 firmly the thing will be an assured success and will revolutionize tho transportation problem up there as it has already done in cities and towns in tho states RICHARDS IS word was received in this city yesterday that land commissioner richards had left washington city tor utah there will be no registration office an fn salt lake according to the commissioners statement in speaking ot the opening he said there will be no united states troops called out the civil authorities ln each place will be sufficient to maintain law and order I 1 understand that a big petition Is on the way from bait late for the establishment abera 0 registration office but the matter will not avail now it la all hot air said the commas cloner to declare that these uintah lands are as good as any in utah I 1 want to say that they are not in order that the people will not be deluded it Is probable that within the next taw days the president will bet allda from tha unreserved lands of the ro serration eer ration something like acres alone the duchesne river lake creek and dry creek la order that the reclamation service may develop projects or irrigation abla will give all plenty ot water ELKS OWNED CITY the elks owned the city yesterday they were out by the hundreds and they succeeded in persuading about everybody els to out also the parade the night before advertised the fact that there was going to be something doing at the race track and at As a result the former attraction n the afternoon had as large a crowd as the grand stands could accommodate and in evening put on its gayest and brightest appearance or the happy multitude which congregated thare the day was a success in every sense of the word and the coffers of the antlered hard Is now the richer thre for the report of mr jadd the clerk of tha board of Eda catlon ahola that mora than one aalf of a million dollars has been expended by the board during last year the board will hold its next regular meeting on next tuesday night when a number of measures pm conduct of tha school for the coming year will be dla cussed and finally disposed of SALT LAKE HEWS ON THE EXCHANGE in spite of the fact that the has been hot and not at all conductive to active work the business upon the stock exchange has been good yesterday was no exception to the rule shares were drawn into the sale column and the purchasers had to dif up for the same prices upon the board show a tendency tends ncy to drop however in spite of the good selling in a very few cases the tendency ia hs other way ajax was the arst trader on tho list and with the salo of agoo shares the sales were reduced to 15 ants while carasa was brushed back to 20 cents with the disposal of 2700 shares and daly west handed out a bunch ot swanty five shares at 14 lower slam moth came in for the usual amount ot transfers aad was held between 45 and 46 l ac with the marketing of shares while little chief allowed shares to go at an even cenec and uncle sam consolidated turned over 1200 shares at prices ranging back from ag to 44 cents new york continued weak though it showed a slight improvement in price over yesterday afternoon selling 1000 shares at 50 2 0 o with yankee consolidated turning over shares at 35 cents and ontario gave up fifty shares at silver shield passed around shares around 24 cents and wabash wound up ho transactions of the morning by selling shares at NUGGETS warren C bogus has resigned his position as local manager of the mines and supply company and ava leave for I 1 denver to assume the management of i the western iron hilte company in which he has acquirer an interest thomine Thom lne owners of the alta district are collecting a lo 10 of data for the rio grande railroad to show the company where it wiy be profitable to have the branch una extended into the diggings of this famous oil camp manager thomas belr has returned from an inspection of the ajax mine and to be very favorably impressed with the showing that is being made in all the mines of the tin tic district only one the mining stock exchange took place today the governing board having decided to give the members au opportunity to join in the festivities with the species of the long born tribe |
